June 13
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted.
1966 - The Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
1981 - A teenager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
Birthdays
22 - Ameer Abdullah (football player)
25 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (actor)
29 - Kat Dennings (actress)
29 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
29 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
34 - Chris Evans (actor)
39 - Kym Marsh (actress)
41 - Steve O (reality TV star)
42 - Tanner Foust (race car driver)
53 - Hannah Storm (sports broadcaster)
62 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
64 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1874 - English-bred Saxon won horse racing's first Belmont Stakes.
1912 - Christy Mathewson of the Chicago Cubs won his 300th game.
1948 - The New York Yankees officially retired Babe Ruth's #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1978 - The NHL Board of Governors unanimously agreed to a merger of the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first NBA championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers.
1991 - A spectator was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning during the first round of the U.S. Open golf championships.
1996 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles tied Sachio Kinugasa's world record of 2,215 consecutive games played.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls won their fifth NBA championship in seven years, beating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
2002 - Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees became the 21st player in major league history to win 300 games.
2012 - Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants tossed a perfect game in a 10-0 win over the Houston Astros.
2014 - The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years, defeating the New York Rangers.
2014 - Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll, the legendary leader of the vaunted Steel Curtain, died at the age of 82.
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted.
1966 - The Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
1981 - A teenager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
Birthdays
22 - Ameer Abdullah (football player)
25 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (actor)
29 - Kat Dennings (actress)
29 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
29 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
34 - Chris Evans (actor)
39 - Kym Marsh (actress)
41 - Steve O (reality TV star)
42 - Tanner Foust (race car driver)
53 - Hannah Storm (sports broadcaster)
62 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
64 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1874 - English-bred Saxon won horse racing's first Belmont Stakes.
1912 - Christy Mathewson of the Chicago Cubs won his 300th game.
1948 - The New York Yankees officially retired Babe Ruth's #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1978 - The NHL Board of Governors unanimously agreed to a merger of the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first NBA championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers.
1991 - A spectator was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning during the first round of the U.S. Open golf championships.
1996 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles tied Sachio Kinugasa's world record of 2,215 consecutive games played.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls won their fifth NBA championship in seven years, beating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
2002 - Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees became the 21st player in major league history to win 300 games.
2012 - Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants tossed a perfect game in a 10-0 win over the Houston Astros.
2014 - The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years, defeating the New York Rangers.
2014 - Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll, the legendary leader of the vaunted Steel Curtain, died at the age of 82.
